biostudies-literatureLiu XMajor Scientific and Technological Innovation Projects of Key R &amp; D Programs in Shandong Province6652445https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7875624biostudies-literatureUnknown2021Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are a group of chaperone proteins existed in all organisms. The functions of sHSPs in heat and abiotic stress responses in many glycophyte plants have been studied. However, their possible roles in halophyte plants are still largely known. In this work, a putative <i>sHSP</i> gene <i>KvHSP26</i> was cloned from <i>K. virginica</i>. Bioinformatics analyses revealed that <i>KvHSP26</i> encoded a chloroplastic protein with the typical features of sHSPs. Amino acid sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that KvHSP26 shared 30%-77% homology with other sHSPs from Arabidopsis, cotton, durian, salvia, and soybean. Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays exhibited that <i>KvHSP26</i> was constitutively expressed in different tissues such as leavInternational journal of genomicsThe Chloroplastic Small Heat Shock Protein Gene <i>KvHSP26</i> Is Induced by Various Abiotic Stresses in <i>Kosteletzkya virginica</i>.PMC787562431901987ZR2018PH041320717332019YFD10005002019GSF10815431801837318705762019JZZY01071731701866ZR2019BC103Liu XLi WDuan LZhao LLi JQiao XZhang KZhang HZheng CTang XfalseThe Chloroplastic Small Heat Shock Protein Gene <i>KvHSP26</i> Is Induced by Various Abiotic Stresses in <i>Kosteletzkya virginica</i>.Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are a group of chaperone proteins existed in all organisms. The functions of sHSPs in heat and abiotic stress responses in many glycophyte plants have been studied. However, their possible roles in halophyte plants are still largely known. In this work, a putative <i>sHSP</i> gene <i>KvHSP26</i> was cloned from <i>K. virginica</i>. Bioinformatics analyses revealed that <i>KvHSP26</i> encoded a chloroplastic protein with the typical features of sHSPs. Amino acid sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that KvHSP26 shared 30%-77% homology with other sHSPs from Arabidopsis, cotton, durian, salvia, and soybean. Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays exhibited that <i>KvHSP26</i> was constitutively expressed in different tissues such as leav2021-01-01T00:00:00Z20212025-04-04T21:20:19.277Z2024-11-13T18:53:36.147ZS-EPMC78756243362377910.1155/2021/6652445